Ohio heartbeat bill
Ohio Voters Evenly Divided On "Heartbeat" Ban
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
January 23, 2012 - 11:04am (Print)
Unsurprisingly, Republicans and higher income voters approve the ban more than Democrats and lower income voters.
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Janet Porter Brings In Kids To Lobby For Her Heartbeat Bill
Janet Porter held a press conference in support of her "Heartbeat Bill" in Ohio featuring children as young as four urging its passage. As Robin Marty pointed out last week, it was certainly a manipulative move on Porter's part; it probably did, however, backfire. More of these children's contrived "testimonies" are on Youtube.
Ohio "Heartbeat" Bill Shelved Until 2012, Again
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
December 15, 2011 - 1:34pm (Print)
After hearing testimony on both sides, the senate has chosen not to vote on the bill this legislative session.
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Doctor to Ohio Senate: I Do Not Want To Tell My Patients I Cannot Help Them
by Dr. Lisa Perriera, Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health
December 14, 2011 - 10:54am (Print)
I strongly urge the Ohio Senate to oppose the "heartbeat bill." Lawmakers do not belong in the consultation room with me and my patients.
Heartbeat Ban Author Declares "The End of Abortion" Is In Sight
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
September 13, 2011 - 12:19pm (Print)
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Porter also says the current Supreme Court would be likely to uphold the ban.
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Ohio Heartbeat Bill On Hold Until Fall
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
July 11, 2011 - 4:36pm (Print)
Although the bill passed the House, there will be no action in the senate until sometime in the fall.
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Ohio "Heartbeat" Bill Passes House
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
June 28, 2011 - 4:17pm (Print)
The new restriction passed the House, despite protest from Ohio's own anti-abortion group.
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Ohio "Heartbeat" Bill Still Stalled, Still Opposed By Ohio Right To Life
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
May 15, 2011 - 8:49pm (Print)
Thanks to the opposition of the state's largest anti-abortion group, the Ohio "Heartbeat" bill still hasn't made out of committee. But will it ever?
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Roundup: Jon Kyl, Stephen Colbert and "Factual Statements"
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
April 13, 2011 - 11:02am (Print)
Stephen Colbert creates #NotIntendedToBeAFactualStatement hashtag in response to Sen. Kyl's remarks on Planned Parenthood; NRLC won't score the budget; Huckabee supports "heartbeat" bill; and Alan Simpson rails on GOP social conservatives.
Ohio Heartbeat Bill Passes Committee
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
March 30, 2011 - 8:41pm (Print)
Despite opposition even from anti-choice activists, the "Heartbeat" abortion ban passes out of committee in Ohio on a tight vote.
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